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November 2014
TODAY
A monthly newsletter for employees of
RailWorks Corporation and its subsidiaries
The Rush Is On in California
RailWorks Is Busy Building Its Reputation in the Southwest
RailWorks crews spent four months rebuilding the
Los Angeles Junction Railway (LAJ) A Yard, where
switching railroad LAJ maneuvers cars for BNSF
Railway and Union Pacific Railroad. Work included
the track lining and surfacing and asphalt repairs
shown here.
Although it’s been open fewer than two
years as brick-and-mortar location, the
RailWorks Track Services office in Santa Fe
Springs, CA, has established itself as a dependable,
versatile and growing presence in
southern California, helping lead RailWorks
Corporations’s expansion in the southwestern
United States.
Characteristic of RailWorks Corporations’s
impact in the region is a range of ongoing
rehabilitation and capital work completed for
the Los Angeles Junction Railway (LAJ), a
switching railroad and wholly owned subsidiary
of BNSF Railway.
Last month RailWorks Track Systems
completed an extensive construction project
at LAJ’s main yard, also known as “A Yard,”
in Vernon, southeast of Los Angeles. The job
at A Yard involved completely reconstructing
track and turnouts and a signal and communication
duct-bank, and removing overhead
cranes and fueling structures – while maintaining
service on all tracks.
“Our work has provided safety and operational
enhancements in LAJ’s main yard,
where most switching occurs and trainmen
work,” says Area Manager Ralph Berg.
“They now have better access, fewer slow
orders and more options to manage inbound
and outbound unit trains for both BNSF and
Union Pacific Railroad.”
The A Yard work was among seven capital
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The Rush Is On in California from page 1
improvement projects that RailWorks Track Systems completed in
2014 for LAJ:
• Constructed double road crossings in three locations, including
all track, signal conduit, street paving and striping
• Installed 1,200 wood, 150 concrete and 250 steel cross-ties at
various locations
• Completely reconstructed fueling and car repair tracks
• Rebuilt a road crossing in conjunction with LAJ and a local
property developer
RailWorks Track Systems also has an annual surfacing contract for
45 days tamping and regulating at various locations of the LAJ system,
which this year involved surfacing about 22 miles of mainline
and industrial tracks.
RailWorks Track Systems’ first job in the area was completed at
the Port of Los Angeles last April. It performed the first phase of
a broader initiative to upgrade TraPac’s shipping terminal, which
handles the highest cargo container volume in the United States.
As a subcontractor to Sukut Construction, RailWorks Track Systems
installed six crane rail tracks at a new – and the United States’ first
– automated cargo container handling facility. “It’s fully automated,
without human operators,” Ralph explains. “All the cargo containers
are moved by one person in an office with a computer screen.
All the cranes on our new rail are coordinated through global
positioning and magnetic grids cast in concrete pavement.” Crews
installed 10,000 linear feet of #172 crane rail with a gauge of 84
feet on single-shoulder 6-foot concrete ties in ballast.
RailWorks Track Services also hired an experienced, locally based
team to establish its office, and current jobs under way include:
San Ysidro Freight Yard – RailWorks Track Services will work
with general contractor West Coast General Contracting to complete
numerous yard improvements valued at nearly $10 million.
RailWorks Track Services is partnering with L.K. Comstock National
Transit to expand and reconfigure the freight yard. L.K. Comstock
will perform overhead catenary system upgrades and modifications
to the existing light rail trolley system.
The Expo Metro Line – RailWorks Track Services began this large
project for the Los Angeles County Metro Transit Authority (LAC-
MTA) November 13, working as a subcontractor to Kiewit Building
Group. RailWorks Track Services will help construct a new lightrail
vehicle operations and maintenance facility in Santa Monica for
the new extension. RailWorks Track Services will construct 8,800
track feet of ballasted track and 2,800 track feet of various styles
of embedded track in and outside of maintenance buildings, and
will install 29 turnouts and 5,000 concrete ties.
Both projects should wrap up in mid-2015. Meanwhile, RailWorks
Track Services has established itself as a can-do track contractor
in the region and is building on the momentum from its recent
project successes.
At left, a crew at the Port of Los Angeles threads continuous welded crane rail at a TraPac terminal during upgrades there. RailWorks installed six crane rail tracks like
the one on the right, with a tolerance limit of 2mm, at TraPac’s new, fully automated cargo container handling facility.
Santa Fe Springs Leadership Team
Ralph Berg, Area Manager
Jim McCaslin, Estimating Chief
Jimmy Ryhal, Project Manager
Tim Wohlever, Project Manager
Cesar Bonilla, Project Engineer
Keith Drennen, Project Engineer
John Turner, Superintendent
Donny Sondej, General Foreman
Felipe Hernandez, Surfacing Foreman
Luis Branco, Track Foreman
Rick Waynes, Safety and Quality Control Manager
Giselle Navarrete, Office Manager
Ben Peterson, Regional Marketing Associate

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RAILWORKSMART RAILWORKSAFE
RailWorks Is Ready for New Safety Regulations
Multiple new rules among regulatory agencies have prompted Rail-
Works to rise to the occasion, RAILWORKSAFE
altering its safety training and its safety
compliance reporting.
“We have known this was coming for a long time,” says Corporate
Safety, Health & Environmental Director Tammy Mathews. “We discussed
the new regulations at our Safety Summit in October. Now, it’s
time to kick into gear with our implementation plan.”
RailWorks’ plans for meeting new requirements are reflected in the
2015 regional safety plans now under development by field safety advisers.
Each region is establishing its methods for addressing the new
rules in the following areas:
OSHA Reporting
RAILWORKSMART
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Standards
In a new rule published November
2014, the FRA sets forth new
minimum training and qualification
standards that take effect
January 6.
The standards include minimum
training qualifications for
occupational categories, such as
laborer or equipment operator.
Representatives from the Safety
department have been involved with other departments to bring greater
uniformity to the company’s processes for tracking employee certifications
and competencies.
Effective January 1, OSHA requires employers to report these incidents:
Mine and Safety Health
Administration (MSHA) Requirements
• All work fatalities - Employers must report a work-related fatality
within 8 hours of learning about it.
• All work-related in-patient hospitalizations of one or more employees
- This is a change from the current requirement of three or
more employees from one incident.
• All work-related amputations
• All work-related losses of an eye
For any in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss, employers
must report the incident within 24 hours of learning about it.
RailWorks employees have three options for reporting an event:
• By telephone to the nearest OSHA Area Office during normal
business hours.
• By telephone to the 24-hour OSHA hotline: 1-800-321-OSHA
(6742).
• Electronically to the OSHA website using a portal that’s currently
in development.
A new regulation to minimize exposure to respirable coal dust took effect
August 1, with a two-year phase-in. Now, MSHA worker protection
measures extend beyond underground coal mines to surface mines. For
RailWorks employees working at surface mines, if dust samples show
that employee testing is in order, RailWorks will work with the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to provide an approved
medical monitoring program.
There’s no action to take now, but you can anticipate further communication
and resources related to all the regulations in emails,
on the Safety department page on SharePoint and during regional
safety meetings.

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RailWorks Values In Action: Industry Leadership
Create, Enhance Your LinkedIn Profile
Editor’s note: In last month’s RailWorks Today, we outlined how RailWorks is using social media sites Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn. This
month we’re sharing what you need to know about the business networking site LinkedIn, including how you can establish a LinkedIn profile.
RailWorks works hard to reinforce its reputation as a leader in the
construction and maintenance of track and also transit & systems. The
quality of our works goes a long way to build and sustain our reputation.
So does our virtual reputation. That’s where you can help.
You represent the RailWorks brand, so we want you to create or improve
a LinkedIn profile, which is kind of like an informal, online resume. “We
think it’s a smart idea for our employees maintain a professional profile
on LinkedIn,” says Harry Glantz, vice president-Human Resources.
“Through our LinkedIn profiles, we want to make a good impression in
the professional marketplace as we seek to attract quality employees.”
Potential employees are likely to evaluate our company using LinkedIn as
part of their research. They want to get a feel for who they’d be working
with if they were to sign on with us.
Please follow these guidelines from to ensure your profile is maximized
for attracting quality job applicants. Before you alter your LinkedIn profile,
you might want to turn off your activity feed. (Otherwise, everyone in your
network will receive a status update simply notifying them that you have
updated your profile.) The LinkedIn Help Center has instructions.
1. Photo - Use a photo, and make it closer to professional than not. A
head-and-shoulders shot is a nice choice that can even be taken in the
field. LinkedIn isn’t the right venue for a “selfie” or photo with another
person, which are more suitable for a non-business site like Facebook.
2. Summary - Share why you love your work or what’s great about
your company in your summary. Favor the specific over the generic.
3. Industry - Choose “construction” from the drop-down menu. This
key word helps other construction employees find RailWorks.
4. Connect – Be sure to “connect” with fellow employees. There are
more than 2,500 of us working across the United States and Canada,
so LinkedIn is a way we can become better acquainted.
5. Groups - Some LinkedIn members are in alumni or special-interest
groups. Indicate your group connections to connect with others and
create an avenue for others to investigate RailWorks.
Signing Up to Join LinkedIn
1. Go to https://www.linkedin.com/reg/join.
2. Type your first name, last name, email address and
a password you will use.
3. Note: You must use your true name when creating
a profile. Company names and pseudonyms are not
allowed, as we explain in our User Agreement.
4. Click Join Now.
5. Complete any additional steps as promoted.
http://help.linkedin.com/app/answers/detail/a_
id/2964/~/signing-up-to-join-linkedin
Editing Your Profile
The quickest way to edit and enhance your profile is to
click the “Complete Your Profile” button in the top section
of your profile. This will walk you through adding content
to your profile.
You can also individually add, change or remove content
on your profile. For most items:
1. Move your cursor over Profile at the top of your
homepage and select Edit Profile.
2. Find the section you’d like to edit and click the Edit
icon (pencil) next to it.
3. When you’re done making updates, click
Done Editing in the box at the top of your profile.
http://help.linkedin.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5/~/
editing-your-profile
Off the Clock: John August
In the garden. That’s where you’ll find RailWorks’ John August on the weekends
during the growing season. This guy knows how to tend a tomato plant.
Find out more about John, and check out other stories of RailWorks employees’
hobbies and interests, at www.railworks.com/off-the-clock.
You probably have ideas about coworkers with interesting pastimes.
Let us know, so we can share their Off the Clock story! Just send an email to
railworkstoday@railworks.com.

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News Across the Line
RailWorks Track Systems – Major Projects
The Major Projects Division has won the contract and will begin work
in December 2014 to construct the automated people mover (APM)
system for “Satellite E” at Miami International Airport. Satellite E is
being renovated to provide additional gates for American Airlines at the
airport. Project Manager Loren Gallo will lead the project to construct
the new 1,200 track feet of dual-lane APM to connect Satellite E and the
Concourse E of the main terminal.
As part of Phase I of the 22-month project, crews will furnish and install
the guide rail track support beams and running track, including the infill
grout after acceptance of the running surface track. The APM is scheduled
to be operational in early 2017.
On the heels of the successful completion of New Orleans’ Loyola
Streetcar Line in January of 2013, the Division recently won the project
to construct the second phase of that streetcar system. The extension
will span more than a mile of the established Rampart/St. Claude transit
RailWorks Combines Forces for CN’s Kirk Yard Outage
More than 100 RailWorks personnel – comprised of track foremen,
laborers, thermite welding crews, production tamper/regulator teams
and equipment operators – out out of the Chicago RailWorks Track
Services’ office and RailWorks Maintenance of Way worked at three
locations throughout and near CN’s Kirk Yard in Gary, IN., on a major
32-hour outage October 27 and 28. Their primary goal: cut over the
CN’s existing double main line to the newly constructed double main
line around the Gary-Chicago Airport.
Area Manager Eric Goetschel led the massive effort, which took weeks
to plan in conjunction with CN and related subcontractors. In addition to
providing our personnel, RailWorks came out in force with impressive array
of equipment to complete the work efficiently in the weekend window.
To complete the airport cutover, crews shifted 700 feet of two tracks
at each end of the new alignment and installed additional track panels
as needed during the first 16 hours of the outage. Crews also removed
old track and installed new panels in the track shift area and ballasted,
surfaced and thermally adjusted the track.
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corridor in the heart of the city, serving the French Quarter as well as
other historic neighborhoods. Also under the direction of Project Manager
Loren Gallo, crews will begin constructing 14,400 track feet of embedded
track in January, including the installation of a half grand union (HGU)
and a double crossover.
RailWorks Track Services
In Fall River, MA, Laborers Scott Hutchinson,
left, and John Booth work to install
a new #10 turnout on the Massachusetts
Coastal Railroad. This work is part of a larger
project by the Massachusetts Department of
Transportation’s (MassDOT) to reconstruct
Route 79. This location is one of several in Fall River where Route 79
passes over the railroad. As part of the demolition and reconstruction of
a three-level overpass, RailWorks is removing and replacing more than
3,000 feet of track and two turnouts. Foreman Cody Freeman directs
this project, which continues into mid-2015.
RailWorks took advantage of shutdown to perform other needed work
in Kirk Yard:
• During the first 16 hours of the outage, our Maintenance of Way
crews welded eight turnouts into place that Track crews had previously
constructed and welded together. Track crews followed up
with associated grading and surfacing.
• During a 10-hour outage at the hump yard, crews provided labor
and surfacing to install a king switch (three turnouts in one), one
#10 turnout, and wheel retarders at the top of the yard. Operations
resumed in the hump yard after 10 hours while track work continued
in the rest of the yard.
Just west of Kirk Yard at the Stockton Interlocking, crews also completed
20-plus welds and thermal adjustments on track they recently
rebuilt.
All this work took place at CN’s largest U.S. classification yard, where
RailWorks has constructed more than 35 miles of track and installed
more than 100 turnouts since 2011. Congratulations to our team for this
exceptional accomplishment.
RailWorks and other contractors performed a range of work during the 32-hour outage Oct. 27 and 28 at CN’s Kirk Yard in Gary, IN, including replacing turnouts and signals,
making thermite welds and surfacing track. Shown here at the west entrance, contractors had to carefully coordinate personnel and equipment through the yard’s only
access point.